tonight the bay earmarks may day in a big way. taking you live to all major demonstrations happening now around the bay area. >> all of california is on fire watch tonight. what is being done to fight the flames now erupting on both ends of the state. >> red flag warning for the bay area extended until noon. i'll give you a look for fire danger. >> a lab is greener fuel for cars. one thing in the way of getting it into your tank. >> sky 7 above a huge may day

march through the streets of san jose. good evening, everyone. >> san jose san francisco and elsewhere, demonstrations have become a may day tradition. this is the big may day march that took place on the streets of los angeles. we have team coverage for you tonight. abc 7 news reporters nick nij and leslie brinkley are all live. let's go to sky 7 hd, live over a big rally at the civic center in san francisco. jonathan bloom begins our coverage using cell 7 technology. >> well, dan, you know the demonstration here at civic center plaza is kind of starting to break up at this point in time. we just heard a performance from a drum core, there are marching bands and speakers in english and spanish. speaking out on this day mai day about the fight for immigrant fights and fight for workers rights.

representatives of several labor unions including fdiu. >> at issue was a bill on n.committee that could overhaul immigration laws. and we're looking at video. you can see a lot of people gathering here in san francisco civic center plaza it's a fraction of what we saw just hours ago. after the march from 24th and mission streets made rits l.res -- it's way up here to city hall. it's been very, very nice weather here this afternoon in part contributed to a huge turnout. somewhere between 1,000 to 2,000 people. slowly gaining steam as it made its way up mission street and here to city hall. those people all peaceful, no problems here in san francisco. some people say while it will

provide better protections for my grant workers it will affect tech workers. including tech being replaced by more inexpensive workers. >> study after study, academic studies have shown we don't have a shortage on stem workers. we zront a shortage this, bill is predicated on having a shortage. >> and here in san francisco there are are folks carrying butterfly signs the symbol of peaceful and dignified migration. something they wish for here in california who have struggled with working conditions and pay. this may day is starting to become a part of tradition for

workers and immigrant rights. near san francisco celebrations have been peaceful and well attended. now, let's turn to abc 7 news reporter leslie brink lism you have the biggest crowd tonight. >> think so. thousands of marchers are starting to converge here at san jose city hall for a big rally about to get underway. from that shot on sky 7 you can see how massive this is as folks come down santa clara street. many carrying american flags and others carrying signs. that was the overriding theme this afternoon. comprehensive immigration reform in washington. >> they want to see workers

treated as human beings, keep families together provide a road map to citizenship. a diverse group out here. they're a common cause. find a way to send a message to congress for immigration reform. >> less ti, thank you. hundreds of people calling for immigration reform marched through oakland this after the moon a calm crowd, police walked with them, and happening now in oakland abc 7 news nick smith is live where another rally is underway. this one spanning 15 miles per hour minimum wage. nick? >> it's about and back here i'm going to go back to video now. you can see the group starting to move down the street. they did not have a permit to gather so here about 125 people have taken off from

14th and broadway moving down 14th street. organizers behind fight for 15 oakland say it's all about learning -- earning a liveable wage. the current minimum wage is $8 an hour. the group says san francisco has $10 an hour. may day at the launch because it take they say saying many striking in new york and chick. the group started to move down 14th street and being followed by members of the oakland police department. they say they every intern on keeping property, and people safe. nick smith abc 7 news. >> a man who attacked police at last year's may day demonstration will go to prison. jesse nesbit found guilty of

swault a deadly weapon for lobbing bricks off a person, one person hit in the face. >> another big story, fire danger due to a dry weather, firefighters trying to keep a fire from reaching more populated areas. that fire burned 1500 acres. others have been he rack waited. rough terrain made controlling this very challenging. there are 425 firefighters attacking the flames no, word on what sparked it. >> and firefighters here in the bay area are getting the upper hand on a wildfire across the county line from cal stoga. a pair of strike

teams from alameda county have been dispatched to the fire to help out. wayne freedman has been on the scene. sounds like things are calming down there. >> they are calming down a bit. i want to show you something interesting. do you know why they call it the yellow fire? here is the mailbox. yellow jacket ranch. that is why named it yellow fire. that burned about 125 acres at this point. they expect it to be contained tomorrow night. what is significant is that it's the first fire of the year one that caught residents by surprise. >> winds were horrific. i swore i thought the roof was going come off, it was so bad. >> trees fell off and on power lines sparking a flurry of small blazes. but this is the largest yellow fire burning 125 acres

including vineyards own bid kendall jackson miles up highway 28. >> devastation, doesn't look like much is salvageable. >> this is what is left of a home in which nick lived with his wife for 20 years. a lifetime of collectibles now turned to ash. and the fire department arrived just in time. >> it's horrifying for my wife and i for minutes down there alone and i knew people were coming. but until they do, those minutes are like hours. >> one interesting note about that fire nick and his wife lost sentimental items including two bik nurz a frame. the frame remains but the pick stur gone. but luckily for him, his wife is still with him as well.

>> a red flag fire warning has just been extended until noon, tomorrow. one of many areas in the bay area forced to close because of the fire threat. let's turn now to spencer christian for the fire weather outlook. >> the red flag warning had been expected to expire at 6:00 tonight now extended until noon. you can see coastal clouds north and very dry with winds still strong. so red flag warning has been extended until noon tomorrow elevation as above a thousand feet covering north bay mountains and east bay hills. humidity will be between 10% to 20% which is low z could gush between 30 and 45 miles per hour. add to that the heat expected tomorrow and we have

ingredients for high fire danger. winds are calm. 26 miles per hour, that gusts expectsed to increase overnight tonight and tomorrow, of course we have temperatures above today's levels. so all ingredients there for high fire danger. we'll keep you updated on any change autos spencer, thank you. there is some welcome news about warm weather, we'll get better access to high sierra. officials said they'll open glacier point road for the season this friday. the eastern entrance opening a week from saturday. >> still to come here tonight at 6:00 another set back from a new bay bridge. we're going to explain latest of what is discovered and what koit mean. >> and why these prot testors

are unfriending facebook founder mark zuckerberg. >> and i'm michael finney. hang around, i'll show where you can go for help. 7 on your side coming up. >> and later tonight world's tiniest movie starring collection of atoms named adam. stay with us. we'll l l

authorities believe a man suspected of a car jacking spree may have murdered a bay

area woman in oregon. police arrested jeffrey boyce monday night. investigators believe he killed a resident there. and and his mother says he is seeking asylum. >> there are more construction issues on the new bay bridge. nearly two dozen welds could be cracked and must be repaired before the bridge can open. the flaws affect weld that's connect steel plates at the base of the tower this, as caltrans is trying to figure out how to fix dozens of rods. it complicates plans for labor day opening weekend. fund raising for celebrations have been put on hold. >> a liberal group unfriending mark zuckerberg, upset about

his financial support of conservative lawmakers and ads funding in support of their including proposed key stone oil pipeline from canada. now more on the ads and protest autos mark zuckerberg supports immigration reform. he launched a group. now, the group has got zuckerberg in hot water with progressives and environmentalists. >> key stone... >> several dozen chanted on the lawn in front of facebook headquarters this afternoon demonstrating against financial support of political ads like this one supporting alaska democratic senator. >> that is why he's fighting for are alaska's economic future. looking to invest in the is a skain natural gas pipeline. >> this ad for south carolina republican lindsay gram. featuring an attack on the

president's health care law. >> change you can believe in after this health care bill debacle has been replaced by seedy chicago politic autos nowhere in the ad is there a mention of imdwraigs. just attacks on the president's stimulus, or support for key stone pipeline. the purpose of the ads? build up support among conservatives for gram and baggish and blunt right wing attacks for supporting immigration reform. >> ben simon accuses zuckerberg of appearing to support conserve five causes. sierra club posted this on their facebook and ben simon used facebook to collect 18,000 signatures asking the founder to rethink priorities. >> stop running ads in favor of the key stone pipeline. >> a couple years ago he had dinner with the president, who

visited facebook headquarters. the vice chair says conservatives are skeptical of the new message. >> i feel like conservatives are wary. >> facebook declined our requests for comment today, our requests for comment from mark zuckerberg and political organizations went unanswered. >> thank you mark. >> after several years of stagnant growth california's population is picking up again. department of finance there were almost 48 million people living here. increase of nearly 300,000 since last year. two fastest growing counties are santa clara, and san francisco up more than 1%. san jose's population grew by

a thousand. the city of dublin grew by 6.8%. >> of course we know why. they're moving there. it's a lovely place to be. >> there is great weather. >> warmer tomorrow, may have numerous highs tomorrow that are wchb reach. there is a look at live doppler 7 hd. it's dry and sunny. and it is still warm, high temperatures reaching into 90s tochl we'll have again record highs likely in numerous locations. it could be hot if vehicles are parked in the sun. so bare that in mind. on we go to a live view

looking at western sky which is bright and sunny at the moment. temperatures 65 degrees in san francisco. 75 oakland and san jose. another live view at golden gate bridge. clear skies there as well. 77 in santa rosa. 88 in los gatos. a forecast feature patchy fog at the coast tonight. record highs likely around the bay shore line and inland tomorrow. but cooling begins on friday. area wide that pattern continues into next week. satellite image showing movement over the last 12 hours jernt of high pressure north and low pressure to our south tight pressure gradient between the two senters of pressure producing strong, gusty winds wex have gusts into higher elevations today and opposing wind patterns. we have a flow from the north

and from the southwest. if from north winds up, the flow from southwest becomes more assertive. cooler conditions tomorrow, overnight tonight will be mild. low temperatures look like highs don't think? low temperatures upper 50s to low 60s overnight. then, tomorrow's highs warm in the south bay. swelts on the peninsula, low 90s. if it hits 92 will hit a record high for that date. low to mid-60s on the coast to. 86 downtown. in the north bay a chance for records ats napa and jant rosa with highs expected to be into low 90s, east bay highs into low 90s with a chance of records at oakland and rich

land. inland east bay up to 96 in livermore which would be a regard for tomorrow's date. here is the accu-weather forecast. after heat we'll see heat retreat more then a sharp cool down continuing throughout wednesday of next week ask along with big cool down next week there is a slight chance of showers. monday and tuesday. >> that seems weird. >> yes. >> thank you. >> coming up next a transplant recipient meets her donor. >> their anniversary reunion is just ahead.

sky 7 is live over breaking news in fremont. this is a fire in an apartment complex. >> this is moss landing ter areas wex believe a gas leak sin solved. you can see flames coming from the apartment here. you can see flames where it appears they have not yet shut off the gas line. it's under construction. we have no reports of injuries to report at this time. >> california getting $24 million to implement gun control. the bill signed today will let

attorney general harris hire 36 special agents that will be in charge of confiscating weapons from 20,000 californians not allowed to owe -- own a gun. >> we merged these lists we keep and in that way we have been able to identify some of the most dangerous people on the streets who were in possession of the weapons you can see here. >> in two years the department sees nearly 4,000 weapons under the program. white house looking at california gun tracking system in hopes of duplicating it nationally. >> for the first time a 13-year-old girl in san francisco got to thank the stranger who saved her life. one year ago today vicky tran receive aid bone marrow transplant and on the anniversary she met the donor. the search went world wide. the match was found here in san francisco.

>> he saved my life. if he hadn't boy have to keep, i'd still in the hospital. >> te were connect md this way and on the other hand we're strangers and she's been through a lot. >> and the asian american donor network says 70% of the patients who need a transplant don't find a match f you'd like to register just go to our web site abc 7 news.com and look under see it on tv. >> 70%. >> yes. in that asian pop raigs. yes. >> there is more still to come tonight at 6:00. just ahead tw more suspects now facing charges in the boston bombings. the role played in explosions. >> in sacramento a senate committee debates a tax on oil companies to fund public education in parks. >> plus a couple wris a big

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three men accused of helping boston bombing suspect jahar tsarnaev appeared in court today. this is a photo two of of the men both seen here with jahar. the two men are charged with obstruction of justice and concealing and destroying evidence. they're accused of removing tsarnaev's lap top and a back back containing fire works. attorneys say they did not know anything about the bombing. >> as we've said from the beginning he assisted the fbi in this investigation is just shocked by the violence in boston as the rest of the community is. a third plan charged with

repeatedly lying to federal investigators and none of the men accused of direct involvement with the bombing autos in sacramento there is a move to tax oil to use the money for education. those behind this bill say that big oil has been getting a sweetheart deal. >> california is the only top 10 oil producing state in the country that doesn't impots a tax for oil they extract. a senate committee approving an extraction tax mostly to fund higher education. part of the $2 million will go towards k-12 classrooms and state parks. >> the cost is increasing so fast, i'm working two jobs, 40 hours per week. >> critics believe they will

tack on the tax by raising gas prices. >> oil prices are set in a global market according to a rand corporation. >> there is potentially 15 billion barrels of oil between the monterey shal thae. can be recovered through a controversial method. kern county leaders are worried about the tax fearing they won't want to proceed with the new tax. >> it st out of the reach of consumers. >> chevron and others will cut back and eliminate the need for service autos that could close doors. very 44 employees and

they -- their families. >> a dozen have a version of the tax. this is to let voters decide whether there should be a tax. in sacramento nannette miranda abc 7 news tonight matters some good news from facebook. the company said it's first quarter income raised 48%. this is getting more mobile ad revenue now with 1.1 billion users. the dow fell after disappointing reports on jobs and manufacturing. the fed promised to continue stimulating the economy but nasdaq lost ground as well. times not good for the electronic car maker coda

automotive. coda filed for bankruptcy saying it plans to quit the auto business altogether. >> when you get in trouble with the irs who are you going call? there is an office assigned to advocate for the taxpayer. >> a lot of people don't know that. >> yes. they're pretty g it's called taxpayer advocate kit service. ands office claims it's able to get resolution in eight out of 10 cases brought to its attention. >> this is an unpleasant sex kbreerns over a check sent to irs. >> both bank of america and irs saying there snujing we can do about it. >> this is the check no one could figure out. it's an $8419 check written to the irs but for some unknown reason, the irs only cashed it

for $3419. >> we knew we owed the money. >> john and his wife tracy called bank of america to ask them what was going on. b of a noticed the problem and took remaining $5,000 out after the kt. the two thought that would be the end of the problem but... no such luck a couple months later they received a delinquency notice inform themg they owd $5,000. >> we sent them paper work showing we paid it. and bank of america made the correction. >> weeks went by. they received another bill, again, they sent proof of payment and again, irs responded by sending them another bill. this pattern would be repeated a third time but that time, the irs threatened to put a lien on their home. bank of america told the couple $5,000 owd is sitting

in a holding akt waiting for the irs to claim it. >> saying yes. we can see the money, too. but irs can't take the money and bank of america says they can't take it back. we're here, holding the bag. is that crazy? >> irs tells the couple it can't help them suggesting they contact taxpayer advocate service. kim stewart is executive director. >> where there are lots of systems in place sometimes systems don't work well. and we're interest to help you navigate when they don't do what they're designed to do. >> last year the service handled 299,000 cases and says 81% received a sort of relief they may ask for something outside of the law. we will not be able to aift them with that because we operate the confines of the law. >> john and tracy began

working with an advocate. they say things moved forward but slowly so they called 7 on your side. we contacted the irs. days later the $5,000 was put back. bank of america tells us the $5,000 put back into their account on 4-12-2013 since the federal reserve refused to collect the funds frus. the couple paid off the remainder of the balance. >> i think it's a valuable service. it's only because of them, you and things are moving along. >> the service is prohibited from talking about any case including john and tracy's but if you need their help i've got a link and a phone number. just go to abc 7 news.com.

>> great to know. >> yes. yes. >> thank you very much. >> just ahead tonight world's tiniest movie. >> tiny and it could lead to a new generation of super computers. find out what the deal is, stay wit

researchers created the world's smallest movie moving at yms to tell a story. >> it's wild. and david louie gives you a look. >> at first glance this looks like an early attempt at animation. the stick figure boy in what appears to be a ball are made of single atoms on an ordinary desk top computer. >> takes days or months to set up to move individual atoms once set up it's easy ask takes just seconds just a click of the mouse. >> scientists are hoping they can have small at yomz behave,

and man nip plating could open more door autos let's talk scale here, these had to take an atom and magnify it that. would make it equivalent of an orange, equivalent of the planet earth. moving an atom produces an interesting noise. kind of like a dj scratching tracks. >> it could be devices just continue to shrink as they v we're pushing hard to make current technologies shrink and be less expensive and less intrusive every year. we're trying to jump ahead to the day when they can be so small they're at the ultramitt of smallness. >> ibm hopes it will capture the imagination of young

people. >> you can make a movie which kids can see, and enjoy. it's hard to do with science projects. this is a great opportunity for us. >> wow. >> still to come at 6:00 east bay lab working to change the way cars are run. >> yes. powering vehicles and could it be cheaper at the pump as

we have good news tonight heading into summer travel season. gas prices are lower than at this time last year. the triple a daily fuel gauge shows we're averaging $3.92 a gallon in san jose, higher in oakland. $3.93. in san francisco, it seems to take the top prize it's a good bit higher, $4.03 a gallon. what if there were a cheaper

alternative that could be better for the environment? that is what they're working on. every day, hundreds of thousands of cars crowd streets and highways. for every gallon of gas burned 20 pounds of carbon monoxide is released into the requirement. >> our job not to produce fuel but develop a science, we are licensed and turned into fuel. >> zwrai bay is the joint bio energy institute, looking for a greener solution to fossil fuels made up by six partner institutions. it was funded by a five year grant and given five years to achieve success. >> blake simmons overseize some of the work and has been

here since the beginning. he says scientists have found good alternatives to fossil fulz. -- fulz we develop techniques and pattented them. >> the lab has found cheaper ways to break down green waste into the sugar that will become fuel. >> we're able to tear apart plants, extract sugars. we've got microbes that will make fuels into gasoline or jet fuel. >> how do they make it on the scale of large refineries and make it affordable? >> that is one critical bottle neck we're trying to address. >> one floor below the lab this is a process demonstration unit. >> we do here is the same thing 150 years ago was done for oil. >> not only if they are

looking for ways but looking at biproducts as well. >> we realize a lot of valuable compounds in oil. >> the processor opened in 2011 funded by a $20 million grant from the department of energy. scientists upstairs are still working to make a more affordable fuel. right now, the lab can produce tank ready fuel for the same price. the difference? no green house gas autos there is research to be done and we've made a lot of progress. >> it's remarkable. the government is clearly happy with the progress the lab made as well. they've given it five years and $125 million to continue. >> let's hope they succeed. >> we're following a fog moving in behind us here and throughout the golden gate

bridge. >> looking live behind us, spencer christian is tracking weather. >> fog moving in and out throughout the day. sunny skies as you can see here we, well, just barely see a trace of fog developing along the coastline. fire weather watch has been extended to the bay area. humidity quite low. temperatures will be rising tomorrow so we have ingredients for high fire danger. warmest locations temperatures in 90s tomorrow. highs are likely. giving a look at projected highs all locations are displaying projected high temperatures that would be record highs for date if numbers are reached. here is the accu-weather forecast. heat recedes a little bit and a sharp drop off in

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good evening, a's with 13 straight win goings for a series sweep of the angels today. the good, bad and ugly from tommy malone. here is the good at inning. and the bad location the angel power hitters. three home runs and then, and this is off the top of a wall. umps would say yes. it's 4-2, angels.

s rally and adam rosales drives in to make it a 5-4 game in the a's. two one on the 9th and earnesto with a pop up. 5-4, halos. a's start a 10 game road trip on friday. >> what is nuggets forward have in common with jason bourne? both are hit men. according to mark jackson. >> someone made me what i am. >> i didn't think you had it in you. >> your huckelberry. exactly who is put the hit out on who? >> warriors head coach called nuggets defense on seth curey border line play.

>> it's not physical basketball. it's not a basketball player, that is a cheap shot. >> saying they were trying to make him uncorps prabl but not hurt him. >> i've been hit a few times and wondered who it was. you know? how they caught me. i had to go back on tape. because i've been hit it and wasn't a goat hitting me. >> he says today it's just playoff basketball. also addressing the fact some nuggets were talking trash. >> guys trying to get under your zen however they can. i said, i turn back, it's fun. competitive environment. >> and mike has a point. >> warriors can end the series tomorrow night in game six oracle. mike shumann abc 7 sports. >> boxing news conferences say blah. bla. not today.

robert gurero got together to promote their bout on saturday night in vague yag. -- vegas. we're going to beat thaup woman beater. he must have learned that perfect his dad. we're going beat that woman beater see how he's going likist. heeds going to get it from a real man. >> all right that. was uncomfortable. oscar dela hoier on this end. that is just i can imagine that. >> yes. >> thanks larry. >> join me tonight at 9:00 on coffee tv 20 coming up getting inked. the company taking brand

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